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27/11/2023

Congratulations to composer Paul Safar on the premiere recording of his orchestral work "Refugium-Snapshots of Denali," a new version of a piece that originated in the Composing in the Wilderness Field Seminar in Denali National Park. Listen to the complete work and watch Paul's slideshow:

Refugium-Snapshots of Denali by Oregon based composer Paul Safar was inspired by and begun in 2016 as part of the Composing in the Wilderness Field Seminar i...

06/10/2023

NEW ALBUM -- "Bearings," my fifth studio album (and first in two and a half years), is finally out today in all formats! The new record features twelve songs about many different types of landscape, ranging from grasslands and railyards to highways and volcanoes, all written by way of an improvisation-based process that was scary to work with at first but that I ultimately found to be a pretty fun, challenging, and oddly appropriate way to write about geography.

My reason for intentionally writing and recording this new album in a more fast-paced and improvisational style than I normally use was to help it reflect the real-life experience of learning a new topographic space on the fly, through movement. I've never written an entire album in quite this way before, and I'm very grateful to the people who helped me do so: huge thanks to Kevin Harper for patiently recording the original improvised piano tracks, to Dan Cardinal for producing, mixing, and mastering at Dimension Sound Studios, where we built all the songs out into something a bit more three-dimensional, to Harris Paseltiner (of Darlingside) and Paul Kinsman (of friend-since-middle-school) for lending their respective instruments in all the right places, to Katie Ione Craney for the use of her beautiful artwork on the cover, to Tony Petersen for engineering a couple last-minute overdubs with me, and to the great Charlie Parr for being so supportive of my instrumental reinterpretation of his song "1922 Blues." Thanks also to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's GEODES team and Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park for their support of the volcano music on this album and to the Tallgrass Artist Residency and the Volland Foundation for giving me the opportunity to explore and write songs about the prairie. And importantly/obviously, many, many thanks to all of you for listening.

You can order Bearings on CD or vinyl at bencosgrove.com/store, or digitally at http://bencosgrove.bandcamp.com/album/bearings. And stream it everywhere at songwhip.com/ben-cosgrove/bearings! Thanks again, everybody. I can’t wait to hear what you think. ❤️🎹🧭✨🙏

08/08/2023

Our friends at Juventas New Music Ensemble announce their 2023-24 season, "Visions in Green"—presented in the Boston area *and* on YouTube!—featuring 5 programs reflecting on how we engage with our planet. Including works by composers Oliver Caplan Music, Nell Shaw Cohen, Libby Meyer, and Christina Rusnak.

14/07/2023

20/06/2023

Hear our fabulous friends Juventas New Music Ensemble perform in several free outdoor concerts this summer in Massachusetts, with programs featuring works by composers Oliver Caplan Music (June 24 & July 23), Christina Rusnak (July 23), and Nell Shaw Cohen (July 16 & July 23).

31/03/2023

Check out composer Paul Safar's Kickstarter to fund the recording of his orchestral works, including his landscape composition "Refugium-Snapshots of Denali"!

Be a part of the team bringing new, vibrant classical music to the public's ears!

20/01/2023

Welcome to the newest member of 's network, composer Judith Shatin! Called “highly inventive on every level” by The Washington Post, Shatin is renowned for her richly imagined music that seamlessly spans acoustic and digital realms. Her work is "often animated by the calls of animals and the sounds of the world, both natural and built...to urge action to protect the land and all who are nourished by it.” Learn more about her work and listen to samples at: https://landscapemusic.org/members/judith-shatin

05/10/2022

Tune in THIS Sunday at 3pm EDT for Michigan Tech Visual and Performing Arts's free live-stream of "Lungs of the City: Olmsted's Parks in Music," our program featuring 8 co-World Premieres responding to public parks across the country in celebration of Olmsted200! https://events.mtu.edu/event/michigantechmusic_lungsofthecity

05/10/2022

Dates: July 10-24, 2023Cost: $2,200Days in Wilderness: FiveActivities: Strenuous Day HikesTransportation: VansComposing: FAST (three days)Ensemble: Mixed Chamber Quartets

28/09/2022

Thank you for your support of the WMU School of Music.

09/08/2022

Welcome to the newest member of 's network, Ann M. DuHamel! A “forward thinking classical pianist” (Midwest Record) based in Minnesota, her latest project, "Prayers for a Feverish Planet," encompasses more than 60 new works for piano (and electronics) by composers on 6 continents, all reflecting on the climate crisis. Learn more about Ann's work and listen to samples at https://landscapemusic.org/members/ann-m-duhamel.

30/07/2022

Reflections on Music and Nature, from composer Ryan Suleiman, is now available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Listen to Ryan's stimulating conversations with composers and performers on the role of musicians in society and their engagement with nature. Affiliated with LandscapeMusic.org as part of our initiative.

What does it mean for one’s music to be inspired or informed by nature? How do musicians engage with nature in their own work? What does this word nature even mean? In this interview series, composer Ryan Suleiman (Ph.D.) talks with composers and performers about the role of nature in the work the...

30/07/2022

From our friends at Composing in the Wilderness:

The day is finally here!!! Our composers have brought their experience in Denali to life in eight vibrant, varied, and compelling musical works and we couldn't be more exited to share them with you! Come hear Corvus present this world-premiere concert tonight at 6:30 in Davis Hall at UAF! More info here: https://fb.me/e/1Ko3o4waa

27/07/2022

In Rochester, NY on Sunday, August 7, join Music in the American Wild for another gorgeous *free* *outdoors* concert of our program Lungs of the City: Olmsted's Parks in Music!

Celebrate Olmsted’s 200th Birthday with a free concert of "Lungs of the City: Olmsted's Parks in Music!" Food! Children's Activities!

22/07/2022

Hear the latest release from ensemble Music in the American Wild!

03/06/2022

Boston area folks! TOMORROW, Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 2:00 pm, hear Juventas New Music Ensemble reprise "Lungs of the City: Olmsted's Parks in Music" in a free outdoor performance at the beautiful Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline. A special opportunity to hear this program in the Olmsted landscape that inspired Ryan Suleiman, composer's work on the program, "Piece of Mind."

30/05/2022

We had a great week in New York rehearsing and performing our Olmsted bicentennial program, Lungs of the City!

Huge thanks to all our NY partners, especially to Prospect Park for working with us to create such a special site-specific performance that welcomed an incredibly warm and enthusiastic audience.

It was really meaningful to have four of the eight LandscapeMusic.org composers on the program join us in NY, and most of all it was just wonderful to have the opportunity to gather our team and perform beautiful music together!

We'll be sharing some excerpts of our performances over the next few weeks - stay tuned!

28/05/2022

Join Prospect Park Alliance for Lungs of the City: Olmsted’s Parks in Music, a performance inspired by Olmsted-designed parks.

27/05/2022

NOTE: Tonight’s concert has unfortunately been canceled due to weather. Please join us at one of the two concerts tomorrow!

27/05/2022

Final site visit to the Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York! Join us here on Saturday, May 28, for a free performance of our Olmsted program at 7 PM.

Advance registration is required - more info available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lungs-of-the-city-olmsteds-parks-in-music-tickets-338184076677?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

26/05/2022

Composer Ayumi Okada speaks about her work, "Golden Hour Walk," to be performed at Juventas's upcoming concert "Lungs of the City," on March 26th at 8:00pm. ...

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25/05/2022

Composer Justin Ralls speaks about his work, "Olmsted 200: Theme and Variations," to be performed at Juventas's upcoming concert "Lungs of the City," on Marc...

24/05/2022

Composer Christina Rusnak speaks about her work, "The Forest and the Architect," to be performed at Juventas's upcoming concert "Lungs of the City," on March...

23/05/2022

As we continue to introduce the music for our Lungs of the City program, next up is composer Oliver Caplan. We are looking forward to sharing Oliver's lovely new piece, "The Emerald Necklace," which is inspired by the famed Boston park system of the same name.

Oliver is the director of Juventas New Music Ensemble, one of our ensemble partners in the Lungs of the City series. Juventas gave a beautiful Boston premiere of the Olmsted program in March and will also be sharing more performances this summer!

23/05/2022

Thrilled that this program performed by Music in the American Wild will be presented by Prospect Park this Saturday!

You're invited to a free concert in Prospect Park on Saturday, May 28! Join Prospect Park Alliance, NYC Parks Arts, Culture & Fun Division and the American Wild Ensemble for Lungs of the City: Olmsted’s Parks in Music, a program of new chamber music commemorating the 2022 bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. In this concert, American Wild Ensemble, a septet of winds, strings, and percussion, will perform eight new works inspired by Olmsted-designed parks including Brooklyn’s Backyard. Register: prospectpark.org/lungsofthecity
c. American Wind Ensemble